It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation,
or partnership to erect, affix, construct, hang, or attach in any
way a sign, advertisement, banner, or any other object from or to
the canopies or canopy supports owned, maintained, and provided by
the City of Parsons in an area known as "Parsons Plaza," except as
specifically provided by this article.
Any person, firm, corporation, or partnership must obtain a permit to install, erect, or affix a sign to the canopies referred to in §
500-9 herein. The permit shall be applied for on forms supplied by the Building Inspector and issued by said Building Inspector after having ascertained that the sign complies with all requirements herein. The application must be submitted by the owner of the sign and accompanied by an agreement of said owner to comply with and abide by all requirements of this article.
The sign shall be 16 inches high and five feet
wide and eight inches thick. The covers shall be white plastic and
the frame shall be aluminum. The lettering on the sign shall be black
and the message shall be limited to the name of the business and a
logo. The logo shall consume less than 25% of the area of the sign.
Upon good cause shown, the governing body of the City of Parsons may
grant a variance in regard to this section.
The signs must comply in all details with a
drawing designated as Exhibit A and on file in the office of the Building
Inspector. Said drawings are incorporated by reference and made a
part hereof.
The sign shall be kept in good repair. Should
owner fail to do so, the sign may be removed by the City 10 days after
notification to the owner that the sign needs repair.
Upon the closing of a business, the owner shall
have 30 days after said closing to sell the sign to the new occupant
or remove the sign. Should the owner fail to do so, the sign may be
removed by the City 10 days after notification to the owner. Any assignee
of the sign must comply with requirements of this article.
Any sign installed or maintained which fails
to comply with the provision of this article may be removed upon 10
days' notice by the City of Parsons and shall become the property
of the City of Parsons.
Any person convicted of the violation of the
provisions of this article shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.